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"Please turn on your cell phones."

William Shakespeare

Covid theatre masks.

Shepherd and eurydice

'He really wanted to get into the zombie role, so he became a Meth-Head actor.'

Benedict Cumberbatch

"Don't get strung out by the way I look, don't judge a book by its cover."

Turn, turn and turn.

Shakespeare does stand-up comedy in the round.

Pirate

Southwark Fair.

'Hamlet'

"They've remained remarkably faithful to the text."

Anthropologists discover the earliest known depiction of Jazz Hands.

"Smile when you say that, pardner."

'I guess it's not much consolation but I thought your impersonation of the King was a riot.'

'Okay, folks, that's a wrap!'

"All our extras are ex-soccer players - they're the best at dramatically faking injuries."

'Oh, it's a long, long time...From here to November...'

Piracy on a boating lake

Owing to a clerical error, Luciano Pavarotti receives kudus instead of kudos for his performance as the Duke of Mantua.

Theatre Masks and Butts

1847 - Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula was born in Dublin.

'But they told me to take her down to theatre...'

Modern Major General

Taking a peek at the audience

Cafe Momus from La Boheme

Scarpia from Tosca

"...You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here... You talking to me?!" "Narcissus De Niro"

'Here's something that should suit your wooden acting style. How do you fancy playing the lead in Pinocchio?'

"Can you speak up: there's a bloody racket going on in the background."

Applause

Canned laughter for sale in Theatrical Supplies shop.

Silly wig.

The Mouse King appears in the Nutcracker